Hey everybody– Just letting you know that I’ve marked the e-book of The Forgotten Flapper down to 99 cents at Amazon for a limited time! So what are you waiting for? It’s yours to read for a song….
A few weeks ago, my company decided to lay an entire unit off at my job, including me. But I’ve had to stay this long to aid in the transition. Monday, I turn in my computer, my badge and anything else important I still have. Yesterday, my team took me out for lunch. My boss…
Shawnna Pracejus! Since Shawnna is local, I’ll schedule a coffee with her soon when she gets back from vacation. She can pour it into her new mug. 🙂
I’m so very excited to announce that The Forgotten Flapper releases today! Yesterday, a lovely review was posted in the Rat Creek Press, a great little neighborhood paper here in Edmonton (see page 10). Last night, I was able to take multiple copies to Audrey’s, our wonderful local bookshop, so my husband took me out…
You say you’re obsessed with the bean? You’re nothing without your caffeine? (But want to express yourself as a lean, mean literary machine?) Your dilemma is solved! Here is a super nifty mug for carrying around your precious morning nectar. While also upping your cool quotient a hundredfold. It’s the oh-so-happening Forgotten Flapper coffee mug!…
Hi all– So excited to announce my first blog tour and book blast for The Forgotten Flapper, brought to you by those awesome folks at Historical Fiction Virtual Blog Tours. More info on the reviewers as they become available, but here’s my homepage for the tour. Join us, won’t you?
Why the stage’s most recognized Sadie Thompson didn’t appear in the film (Classic Movie History Blogathon) In 1922, a play opened in Philadelphia that underwhelmed the population so much that it closed within weeks. Producer and promoter Sam H. Harris, his client Jeanne Eagels, and the rest of the cast and crew had to decide…
In 1926, Clara Bow was already becoming a solid commodity in motion pictures. The irrepressible redhead had showed her range in a few dramas early on, but after her roles as naughty but nice Cynthia in The Plastic Age or the gold-digging manicurist Alvira in Mantrap, she had found her niche. She was the sexy,…
Hey all! Today I’m participating in the Beach Party Blogathon, hosted by Speakeasy and Silver Screenings. Kowabunga! Here’s my entry…a little gem that is completely underrated. You know those art deco travel posters that are all the rage? The ones advertising trips to Juan les Pins or Biarritz featuring stylized, tanned 1930s rick folk in…
I love it when the writing is going well. Most of us do. For me, I love getting past the first draft drudge and moving into the fun part– once the pieces are basically in place, and I can begin to customize the language and let my writing flower, beefing up descriptions and polishing my…
